Chapter 26 Capital Letters Capital Letters 1 Capitalize the first letter of the first word in every sentence Y esterday my son and daughter had a basketball game 2 Capitalize the first letter of words referring to specific individuals and the pronoun ID: 774127
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Chapter 26: Capital Letters Capital Letters 1. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in every sentence. Y esterday my son and daughter had a basketball game. 2. Capitalize the first letter of words referring to specific individuals and the pronoun I . After I learned that J oey, J ohn, and D aryl were coming to the craft show, I wanted to attend. 3. Capitalize the first letter of a word that stands for a family member. I told my sister that I had talked to M om and D ad after dinner. That is my g randma’s new car. (Notice the “g” in “grandma” isn’t capitalized when the word “my” precedes it.) That is G randma H erring’s new car.
Chapter 26: Capital Letters 4. Capitalize the first letter in titles of persons: I spoke with D r. Smith today. She met with former P resident Bill Clinton last week. 5. Capitalize the first letter in religions, geographic locations, races, and nationalities. Suzie was a B aptist; however, she is interested in J udaism. Dirk enjoys the college classes when she learns about the histories of N ative A mericans, H ispanics, and A sians. Jade traveled from H olland to C ape V erde.
Chapter 26: Capital Letters 6. Capitalize the first letter in organizations, businesses, and agencies: Brett belonged to the F rench C lub at D ePaul U niversity, his younger sister was on the D ebate T eam at P ortland S tate U niversity, and his older sister was in the D elta S orority at L ongwood C ollege. Michael and Mark both want to join the U.S . C oast G uard, and their sister wants to work for the S amuel S hane C orporation. 7. Capitalize the first letter in words referring dates, days, and holidays. We celebrated S t. P atrick’s D ay in M arch on a F riday this year, and we will celebrate E aster on a S unday in the s pring. Note: Do not capitalize the names of the four seasons.
Chapter 26: Capital Letters 8. Capitalize the first letter in place names: Years ago when we lived in Virginia, we traveled to K ing’s D ominion. We had our reunion near the W ashington M onument. Note: Use lower-case letters if a particular place is not given: We had our reunion near the m onument. 9. Capitalize letters for geographic locations: Jim was determined to find a good job on the E ast C oast. Note: Use lower-case letters for geographic directions: To get to my apartment, you have to drive e ast in the city.
Chapter 26: Capital Letters 10. Capitalize the names of specific school courses: I have to take C hild P sychology 101 next term. Note: Use lower-case letters for a general academic subject: My advisor told me to take a p sychology course. 11. Capitalize the first letters in titles, but do not capitalize prepositions (in, of, or, etc.) or articles (a, an, the) unless the word is the first in the title: I enjoyed T he O ld M an and the S ea . Whenever we go see the Yankees play, my uncle sings “ T ake M e O ut to the B allgame,” and my aunt sings, “ O n the W ings of L ove.” Remember: the titles of long works, like books, are underlined or italicized; the titles of short works, like songs, are quoted.
Chapter 26: Capital Letters 12. Capitalize the names of specific products: My cousin always drink D iet C oke for breakfast, and he eats T winkies for lunch. Note: Use lower-case letters for a kind of product: I always drink a d iet c ola for breakfast, and I eat cake for lunch. 13. Capitalize the letters of some common abbreviations. My best friend works with a group of people who have AIDS .
Chapter 26: Capital Letters Exercises Add or eliminate capital letters. Q. Did you read the novel war and peace ? A. Did you read the novel War and Peace ? Q. My dad’s favorite season is Fall. A. My dad’s favorite season is f all. Q. When you were in Chicago, did you see the blue demons play? A. When you were in Chicago, did you see the B lue D emons play?
Chapter 26: Capital Letters Exercises Add or eliminate capital letters. Q. My Dad laughs so hard when he watches The Colbert Report ; dad says, this show is great!” A. My dad laughs so hard when he watches The Colbert Report ; Dad says, “This show is so funny!” Q. I asked my Doctor this: “Do you know mr. and mrs. clinton or dr. Time?” A. I asked my d octor this: “Do you know M r. and M rs. C linton or D r. Time?”
Chapter 26: Capital Letters Exercises Add or eliminate capital letters. Q. Granddad told me, “if you’re going to take geometry 101, you will need to study hard.” A. Granddad told me, “ If you’re going to begin g eometry 101, you will need to study hard.”